I wonder how many of the previous Brownback supporters are moving into his camp. (I am glad Brownback is gone now.)
I like Mike Huckabee. He is pretty close to my political views, and is a nice guy. Unlike many of the other candidates he hasn't been trying to smear the others as much.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Huckabee can't stand Mormons, so I'm not seeing the HuckaRomney thing.
I don't like Huckabee's ideas on health care. We'll just get millions more who choose not to be covered, don't you think? Like Rudy said, they'd rather buy a tv or cell phone... Then we end up paying for them after all.
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In the debates last night Huckabee claimed most of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were members of the clergy... not sure what reality that came from... (Ftr, only one signer was an actual clergyman... though most were churchgoers...)
--Ray
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I doubt that Huckabee (can't even say his name without giggling, that is just a funny sounding name... kind of reminds me of that scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor keeps on calling out Blucher to get a rise out of the horses... ) reallly knows that. If he does, than it is a boldfaced lie, isn't it? There was only one signer who was an active clergyman, but at least one other had pursued the vocation professionaly. Several probably studied theology in school (most places of higher education that we equate with universities were to some extent divinity schools).
But, most of the signers were lawyers, merchants, or venture capitalists (planters and shipping magnates of the day) at the time they were in that Continental Congress, in that respective order.
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In the last debate it seemed to me Huckabee was just quoting Ron Paul in everything except the war. He is a good speaker, but as far as I can see his record does not back up what he says.
I think it's funny how a good chunk of the party is doing everything within their power to refuse to accept who is the most qualified and most excellent candidate that they could ever hope to want... Mitt Romney. No doubt because of his Mormonism.
How does it feel to be a pariah, all you Mormons out there?
--Ray
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Ray, why do you think Romney is qualified? Why do you think that he is an excellent candidate?
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
That's a very general statement. I was hoping for specifics. Because so far I've seen nothing to recommend Romney.
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Actually, Bok, the primaries will be over a lot sooner than that, so we won't be arguing Republican candidates much longer. There can be only one after the primaries are over. So soon, if Ron Paul does not win the nomination, we'll be arguing major party vs. third party again, just as usual.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Because so far I've seen nothing to recommend Romney.
I can't believe we have a whole 'nother year to argue over this.
Actually it's only a few months until the primaries.
Then we have a year for the generals.
Edit: Well I got beat by Arbilad, I guess thats what happens when I work on something else while this post was being made, and I forget I was making it.
) reallly knows that. If he does, than it is a boldfaced lie, isn't it? There was only one signer who was an active clergyman, but at least one other had pursued the vocation professionaly. Several probably studied theology in school (most places of higher education that we equate with universities were to some extent divinity schools).
